Why Advances in Off-Grid Energy Are Vital to Ease the Digital Divide Today?
Many of us now live in a community with decent internet connectivity, but many of us do not. To those that don’t, it’s easy to…
Mini-Grids Can Give Millions Power, but Bureaucracy and Technical Issues Still Stand in the Way
Across Africa and Asia, exciting plans for new mini-solar grid projects are being announced at a rapid pace. However, a surprisingly small percentage of these…
Solar Street Light Uses and Deployments: 6 Things Should Know
Life on Earth is possible because of the energy that comes from the Sun. Around half of the light reaching our atmosphere actually passes through…
Myanmar Solar: Lots of Potential, But a Cloudy Outlook for Solar Energy Development and Growth
Solar energy is just beginning to gain some traction in Myanmar, a country that has been gradually opening up its economy and society to the…
Seven Solar-Plus-Storage Microgrids Live in the Bahamas; More to Come
Hurricane Dorian all but devastated the Bahamas in September, the lightly populated island of Abaco being hit the worst. It wasn’t long thereafter that the…
Newmont Goldcorp’s All-Electric Borden Mine Marks Landmark in Major Miners’ Clean Energy Transition
Billed as “the mine of the future,” Newmont Goldcorp’s all-electric Borden gold mine near Chapleau, Ontario, Canada marks a milestone in this regard. Wholly owned…
Papua New Guinea Emerges as a World-Leading Market for Mobile Pay-Go Solar
Papua New Guineans are embracing mobile pay-go, aka PAYG, solar, which is proving to be a potent, if small-scale, agent of change in terms of…
Agrivoltaic Research, Applications Could Reconcile Trade-Offs at the Water-Food-Energy Nexus
A growing body of scientific research and real-world applications at the water-food-energy nexus is revealing that solar panels and photovoltaic (PV) energy systems on farm…
Philippines Solar Energy Profile: Philippines Falls Far Short of Realizing Solar, Renewable Energy Potential
An archipelagic nation with a population of 100 million-plus people spread across some 7,641 islands, the Philippines has set some ambitious renewable energy and climate…
African Solar Investment and Industry Continues to Grow but Falls Far Short of What’s Needed
The 21st annual Africa Energy Forum took place in Lisbon, Portugal June 11–14, highlighting the risks, rewards, opportunities and challenges African nations and solar and…
